diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index d049522..ed6947c 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -134,10 +135,16 @@ func (e *CallExpr) eval(app *App, args []string) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		curr := app.nav.currFile()
 		path := app.nav.currPath()
 
-		if !curr.IsDir() && gSelectionPath == "" {
+		f, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			app.ui.message = err.Error()
+			log.Print(err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !f.IsDir() && gSelectionPath == "" {
 			if len(app.nav.marks) == 0 {
 				app.runShell(fmt.Sprintf("%s '%s'", gOpts.opener, path), nil, false, false)
 			} else {
diff --git a/nav.go b/nav.go
index d875063..1e91249 100644
--- a/nav.go
+++ b/nav.go
@@ -289,10 +289,14 @@ func (nav *Nav) updir() error {
 }
 
 func (nav *Nav) open() error {
-	curr := nav.currFile()
 	path := nav.currPath()
 
-	if curr.IsDir() {
+	f, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("open: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if f.IsDir() {
 		dir := newDir(path)
 
 		dir.load(nav.inds[path], nav.poss[path], nav.height, nav.names[path])
diff --git a/ui.go b/ui.go
index 0c16ea3..546056d 100644
--- a/ui.go
+++ b/ui.go
@@ -295,19 +295,28 @@ func (ui *UI) draw(nav *Nav) {
 		ui.wins[woff+i].printd(nav.dirs[doff+i], nav.marks)
 	}
 
+	defer ui.msgwin.print(0, 0, fg, bg, ui.message)
+
 	if gOpts.preview {
 		if len(dir.fi) == 0 {
 			return
 		}
 
 		preview := ui.wins[len(ui.wins)-1]
-		curr := nav.currFile()
 		path := nav.currPath()
-		if curr.IsDir() {
+
+		f, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			ui.message = err.Error()
+			log.Print(err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if f.IsDir() {
 			dir := newDir(path)
 			dir.load(nav.inds[path], nav.poss[path], nav.height, nav.names[path])
 			preview.printd(dir, nav.marks)
-		} else {
+		} else if f.Mode().IsRegular() {
 			file, err := os.Open(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				ui.message = err.Error()
@@ -320,8 +329,6 @@ func (ui *UI) draw(nav *Nav) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	ui.msgwin.print(0, 0, fg, bg, ui.message)
 }
 
 func findBinds(keys map[string]Expr, prefix string) (binds map[string]Expr, ok bool) {